HIKA Galatic Striker – Volume 1: Rise of the Flame Captain

Synopsis

Our protagonist, a sharp-witted high school newspaper reporter, thinks they're just covering another boring school board meeting. But when cryptic notes and bizarre 'accidents' start popping up, their journalistic instincts kick in. Armed with a notepad, a camera, and questionable sources (mostly fellow students), they dive headfirst into a conspiracy far stranger and funnier than anything they could have imagined. What starts as an investigation into cafeteria mystery meat quickly spirals into a high-stakes chase involving rogue hall monitors, secret underground tunnels beneath the library, and a plot that threatens the very existence of the student council's bake sale fund. The pursuit of truth takes them through adrenaline-pumping escapades – dodging flying textbooks, deciphering coded messages hidden in locker combinations, and surviving detention rooms that are suspiciously well-guarded. Every scoop brings them closer to the absurdly dangerous truth, forcing them to use their wits (and sometimes just sheer luck) to stay one step ahead. Amidst the suspense and action, the protagonist's deadpan observations and the sheer ridiculousness of the situations provide constant laughs, proving that sometimes, the biggest scoops come with the most unexpected (and hilarious) dangers. Can they expose the truth before the final bell rings, or will this be the story that gets them permanently assigned to covering the chess club?